The Overland
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The Overland is an Australian interstate passenger train service that travels 828 kilometres between Melbourne and Adelaide, the capital cities of Victoria and South Australia. Originally an overnight
The Overland outside Geelong, travelling westwards to Adelaide, in 2023
Heavy passenger cars, steep grades and sharp curves in the Adelaide Hills necessitated two locomotives in the early days of the Adelaide/Melbourne Express, before "Big Power" arrived
In 1951, "Big Power" steam locomotives would soon be superseded by diesel-electrics and wooden passenger cars of The Overland would be replaced by all-steel air-conditioned cars, one of which is in this train
Victorian and South Australian Railways "joint stock" sleeping car Baderloo circa 1910
Journey Beyond
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Journey Beyond is the trading name and brand deployed since 2017 by a succession of companies providing experiential tourism in Australia, including luxury trains and The Overland interstate service.
The Overland
…as the Adelaide Express, known by South Australians as the Melbourne Express. It was given its current name in 1936. Now operated by private company Journey Beyond as a daytime train stopping less frequently, the train undertakes two return trips a week. When the route was converted to standard gauge in 1995, it…
The Ghan passenger train is operated by Journey Beyond and travels between Adelaide and Darwin